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From: Dan Cross <cross@math.psu.edu>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] cron and timesync
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 15:47:47 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200307171947.h6HJll719842@augusta.math.psu.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:53:50 MDT." <Pine.LNX.4.44.0307171223310.7478-100000@fbsd.cpsc.ucalgary.ca>

> i have modified timesync.c and added a -w option to write to /dev/rtc, but
> then decided it'd be simple to run 'date -n > /dev/rtc' once daily from
> cron.

It is easier, except that the RTC may be up to a second off.  If you
don't care about one second, it's not a big deal.  If you do, writing a
little C program that updates the RTC when it hits the leading edge of
a second isn't hard.

	- Dan C.



  parent reply	other threads:[~2003-07-17 19:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-07-17 18:53 andrey mirtchovski
2003-07-17 19:26 ` rog
2003-07-17 19:47 ` Dan Cross [this message]
2003-07-17 20:21   ` Geoff Collyer
2003-07-17 20:57     ` David Presotto

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